{"id":3491,"date":"2023-11-07T19:21:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T22:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/?p=3491"},"modified":"2023-11-07T19:21:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T22:21:16","slug":"catching-up-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapiccolinauy.com\/es\/2023\/11\/07\/catching-up-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Catching up & progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been a hectic two weeks here on the farm and, sadly, notes to y’all have suffered for it. My father & I both thought we were over our colds (we weren’t), that things would settle out a bit (they didn’t), and that spring had arrived (it hadn’t). A whole new course of both over-the-counter medicines and a few not-so-over-the-counter medicines later, all health is trending in a better direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ve had some unexpected issues here on farm. Which, really, is the expected, because, well, farming. The well pump died. Because we’ve had this problem before, we had a backup. But it still required a fair bit of work and we couldn’t delay. No running water is a serious problem. We have the non-working well pump out to see if it can be repaired. If not, decisions will need to be made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The clothes dryer died. Which, normally by this time of year, I wouldn’t use because it should be warm enough it’s not needed. But as noted above, spring is late. Three weeks of too wet to dry the clothes, too windy to be able to hang the clothes, and our typical excessive amount of laundry meant we had to coordinate dryer trouble shooting and replacement. I am inordinately excited by the new dyer. It’s a truly wonderful thing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then we had cell phone chips die. I didn’t know cell phone chips could die. They can. Evidently they get old and quit. Our farm phone is router based, as is our internet, and, of course, our cell phones. So some chips got replaced at an Antel branch and one got to have an on-farm service call. Three lines now work again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then we had massive storm fronts roll in. We’ve had record high temperatures, record low temperatures, and any number of high wind warnings. We even had a cyclone warning one day. Fall decided to go out with drama. Now we have warming temperatures, blue sky, and sunshine. Needless to say, no pretty garden pictures yet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what concrete, visible progress do I have to share? I offer you newly installed kitchen cabinets in the guest house!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The stove has since been connected and I am giddy to report that the kitchen sink works, with hot water! Next up, closet shelves to be installed. The table top has been ordered. We are getting close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ponerse al d\u00eda y progresar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Paso dos semanas muy ca\u00f3tico ac\u00e1 en el campo y, lamentablemente, las noticias a ustedes sufri\u00f3. Mi padre y yo pensamos que nos quit\u00f3 la gripe (no, no quit\u00f3), la vida va a quedar m\u00e1s tranquilo (no, no calmo), y que la primavera hab\u00eda llegado (no, todav\u00eda no lleg\u00f3). Despu\u00e9s de m\u00e1s medicamentos, estamos recuperando, finalmente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Como es un campo, cuando quiebra una cosa, quiebra algunas cosas. La bomba de agua quita a funcionar. No es la primera vez, y tuvimos una bomba segunda. Pero, repuesto en mano o no, es un trabajo urgente y complicado. Es dif\u00edcil a vivir sin agua limpia. Mandamos la bomba vieja a una casa de repuestos para ver si podemos reparar. Si no, necesitaremos pensar bien porque bombas son caras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El secador de ropa muri\u00f3. Normalmente, en esta \u00e9poca, no me importa porque hace calor y no preciso. Pero, como est\u00e1 notado antes, este a\u00f1o la primavera estaba tardes. Tres semanas de lluvia, rosillos, viento demasiado fuerte, y una cantidad de ropa tremenda, fue necesario a hacer algo. Entonces, tenemos un secador nuevo. Es b\u00e1sico, pero es un maravillo. \u00a1Seca la ropa!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00bfSabe que los chips en los tel\u00e9fonos o modems pueden ser quemados de edad? Yo no sab\u00eda que cuando son viejos puedan quitar a dar servicio. El tel\u00e9fono del campo, nuestra data, y los celulares, todos son de chip y torre celular. Entonces, viajes a las sucursales de Antel, una visita t\u00e9cnica al campo, y ahora todo funciona de nuevo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entre todo, la primavera no llego. En lugar de la primavera tuvimos tormentas de viento, temperaturas muy bajos, temperaturas muy altas, y mucha lluvia. \u00a1Un d\u00eda hab\u00eda una noticia por un cicl\u00f3n! El oto\u00f1o decidi\u00f3 que quer\u00eda salir con drama. Solamente hoy tenemos temperaturas normales, un cielo azul, y sol. No hace falta decir que fotos de una quinta plantada no tengo. Puede ser en algunos d\u00edas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00bfEntonces, fotos puedo ofrecerles? \u00a1Fotos de las mesadas instaladas en la casa de hu\u00e9spedes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a1La cocina est\u00e1 instalada (y con gas!), el agua funciona, y con agua caliente! El pr\u00f3ximo ser\u00e1 el ropero en el ba\u00f1o. Pedimos el granito por la mesa. Casi est\u00e1 terminado.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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